tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2632055767270986594.post5347129725438516282..comments2024-03-24T01:10:24.855-07:00Comments on The American Cowboy Chronicles: The Tale of the Miraculous Minie BallTom Correahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08433984644973794278noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2632055767270986594.post-12642002317959365912022-12-12T04:13:03.070-08:002022-12-12T04:13:03.070-08:00The technology during the Civil War was much diffe...The technology during the Civil War was much different than compared to now. I bet those soldiers wished they had metallic cartridges.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2632055767270986594.post-59600091849227456512022-12-10T17:20:50.511-08:002022-12-10T17:20:50.511-08:00I bet the minie ball would take my head clean off ...I bet the minie ball would take my head clean off if it wanted to. There have been rumors spread during the American Civil War that the tiny little musket ball could blow the brains out of a man at 100 yards. If I were a Confederate soldier in those days, I would be armed with a Navy Colt, a Springfield musket, and a Bowie knife. For accuracy, I would use the musket. For precision, I would use the Colt. And for close quarters, I would use the Bowie knife. And right before I kill the Yankees, I would say something along the lines of Josey Wales. "Well, you gonna pull them pistols or whistle Dixie?" They won't even have time to answer. I would be that quick. But seriously, though that minie ball was pure Hell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com